Learn to transition from AI to agentic

Powering the future with Secure, Agentic AI

Join us for a concentrated day of expert insights, hands-on learning, exploration, and networking with the brightest minds in the industry.  

Connect, innovate, and lead the agentic era

Join industry experts and Cisco leaders to explore how agentic AI helps Singaporean organizations boost productivity and stay competitive.

Discover how agentic AI transforms business. Overcome barriers like infrastructure constraints, limited visibility, and concerns around AI trust.

Experience a day designed to empower your organization with the tools and knowledge to thrive in a rapidly evolving digital world.


Who should attend

IT leaders

CIOs, CTOs, IT directors, and senior leaders shaping their organization's architecture and responsible for technology strategy, security posture, and digital transformation

IT teams

AI, Network, security, data center, cloud, DevOps, operations professionals building and operating their technology infrastructure for the Agentic era, managing complex, distributed, and AI environments.

Cisco partners

Cisco partners and system integrators enabling customer outcomes and helping them deploy AI‑ready infrastructure, secure connectivity, and resilience.

Agenda

Time

ActivitySpeaker
8:30AM

Fuel up and explore the World of Solutions

 
9:00AM

Welcome address and opening: The critical infrastructure for the AI era

Tay Bee Kheng
President, Cisco ASEAN

9:10AM

Speech by Rahayu Mahzam, Minister of State for Digital Development and Information and Minister of State for Health

Rahayu Mahzam
Minister of State for Digital Development and Information and Minister of State for Health

9:15AM

Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) signing ceremony between Digital Defence Alliance Singapore (DDAS) and Cisco 
9:30AMFrom agentic vision to enterprise reality

Raymond Janse van Rensburg

Vice President, Networking & Solutions Engineering, Cisco APJC

9:50AMSecurity at agentic scale protecting the network when attackers and your apps run on AI​

Huey Ong

Vice President, Architectures, Cisco APJC

10:10AMMemorandum of Understanding (MOU) signing ceremony between PSA Corporation and Cisco 

10:30AM

Panel discussion: Operationalising AI for growth

Panelists

Colin Yip

Regional Head of IT, Southeast Asia, PSA Singapore

Luis Enriquez

Group Chief Technology Officer, Zuellig Pharma

Mayank Nauni

Senior Principal Technologist, Singapore Airlines

Lawrence Ling

Senior Director, GTM, NTT DATA Singapore 

Vikram Rao

VP, SEA, NVIDIA

 

Moderator

Juan Huat Koo

Director, Cybersecurity, Cisco ASEAN

 

11:15AM

Demo session: Securing critical infrastructure in the AI-powered future

Ian Lim
CTO CX, Cisco APJC

Avinash Naduvath

Digital Transformation Lead, Cisco ASEAN

Suruchi Wadhawan

Solutions Engineer, Cisco Singapore

Merjahn Sivaraj

Account Executive, Networking, Cisco Singapore

Tim Snow

Senior Architect, Cybersecurity, Cisco APJC

Edwin Seo

Regional Vice President & Head of Sales Engineering, Splunk Asia

12:00PMClosing remarksTay Bee Kheng
President, Cisco ASEAN

12:15PM 

Refuel and recharge

Lunch is on us. Grab a bite and tour the demos at the World of Solutions.

 
1:00PM - 4:30PMWorld of Solutions, breakout tracks and village activities 

4:30PM onwards

Networking reception at the World of Solutions 

*Agenda is subject to changes

Guest of honour

Rahayu Mahzam

Minister of State for Digital Development and Information and Minister of State for Health

Speakers

Guest speakers

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3 breakout tracks. 3 chances to win

Explore our breakout tracks and stand a chance to walk away with limited edition Cisco and McLaren prizes.

Breakout tracks

AI-ready data centers

TimingSession
1:00PM - 1:30PMSecure AI infrastructure: Built for AI. Ready for everything.
Dr Rose Skandari, Field CTO of AI Solutions, Cisco APJC
1:35PM - 1:55PMIntel + Cisco building AI-ready enterprise for the agentic AI era
Sachin Anand, General Manager, Global Accounts, Intel APJ
2:00PM - 2:30PMInnovations in AI networking
Ankur Suri, Solutions Engineer, Cisco Singapore
2:35PM - 2:55PMAI changes infrastructure before it changes business
Michael Kan, Director, Enterprise Products, Singtel
3:00PM - 3:20PMReimagine AI infrastructure: Unified, resilient, evergreen, delivered as-a-service  
Lawrence Ang, Field Solutions Architect, APJ, Everpure
3:25PM - 3:55PMCisco AI innovations for the edge
Himanshu Saluja, AI Practitioner Specialist, Cisco ASEAN
4:00PM - 4:20PMAgentic AI at the edge: Solving the data consistency challenge with Cisco and Qumulo
Brendan Sit, Regional Sales Director, Qumulo APJC
4:20PM - 4:30PMLucky draw

Future-proofed workplaces

TimingSession
1:00PM - 1:30PMDelivering a secure network for the AI-ready campus, branch, and IIoT
Hugo Vliegen, Vice President, Product Management, Cisco
1:30PM - 2:00PMSimplifying operations with Cisco’s unified platform
Francis Yeo, Account Executive, Networking, Cisco Singapore
2:00PM - 2:20PMThe era of AgenticOps (AI Canvas): From observability to autonomous operations
Andros Chen, Presales Consultant, NCS
2:20PM - 2:50PMIntroduction to quantum safe cryptography and why you need it
William Yeo, Solutions Engineer, Cisco Singapore
2:50PM - 3:20PMZero trust for human and agentic workforce
Sheela Kishan, Solutions Engineer, Cisco Australia
3:20PM - 3:50PMFuture-proofed workspaces: Simplifying the complex
David Coventry, Managing Director, Collaboration, Cisco APJC
3:50PM - 4:20PMAgentic AI for real customer outcomes: Resolution without the wait
Prasanna Arjunan, Solutions Engineer, Webex Customer Experience Solutions, Cisco ASEAN
4:20PM - 4:30PMLucky draw

Digital resilience

TimingSession 
1:00PM - 1:30PMBuilding digital resilience in the agentic AI era
Russell Eli Uman, Platform Solutions Architect, Splunk APJC
1:35PM - 2:05PM Power the SOC of the future with Splunk
Jobert Gimeno, Security Solution Architect, Splunk APJC 
2:10PM - 2:40PM

End-to-end visibility and root cause analysis with Splunk

Feirryanto Winata, Solutions Engineer, Cisco Singapore

2:45PM - 3:15PM 

From visibility to prevention: Closing the resilience loop with Cisco IQ and services as code

Hiroki Yoshida, Senior Director, CX Transformation, Cisco APJC

3:15PM - 3:45PM

A new approach to digital resilience: Get ahead of issues and minimize business impact

Nick Kim, Senior Solutions Architect, Splunk ASEAN

3:50PM - 4:30PM 

Demo Showcase: Securing AI while operating in the era of agentic AI

Dennis Li, Leader, Solutions Engineer, Cisco Singapore

Christopher Arif Setiadharma, Solutions Engineer, Cisco Singapore

Veon Wu, Solutions Engineer, Cisco Singapore

Kwai Seng Lai, Principal Architect, Cloud and AI Infrastructure, Cisco APJC

4:30PM - 4:40PMLucky draw

Villages

Secure Networking Village

Step into the arena: Watch Cisco’s AI-powered secure networking outpace the threat and outclass the competition in the ultimate demo showdown.

TimingSecure Networking Village 
1:00PM - 1:30PMSet up and rehearsal for participants 
1:30PM - 1:40PMWelcome, event context, video recap, and team introductions 
1:40PM - 2:25PMDemo Showdown Final Presentations 
2:25PM - 2:35PMAudience voting 
2:35PM - 3:00PMLive results announcement and prize presentation 

Cyber Arena (students only)

This Capture the Flag (CTF) event features four engaging missions designed to build foundational and practical skills in cybersecurity and network defense using Cisco technologies.

TimingSecurity Village
1:15PM - 4:20PMSecurity Capture the Flag 
4:20PM - 4:30PMPrize Presentation - Top 2 

AI-ready Networking Village

Pre-registration is required to participate in this activity. The enterprise networking Capture the Flag (CTF) challenge is a hands-on networking experience designed for network architects, infrastructure specialists, systems architects, and technology leaders. Whether your focus is campus, wireless, switching, or branch networks, you'll gain practical insights and real-world strategies to help future-proof your infrastructure.

TimingNetworking Village
12:50PM - 1:00PMRegistration and set up 
1:00PM - 2:00PMTopic 1: Secure Campus 
15min Presentation​ 
45min Capture the Flag
2:00PM - 3:00PM Topic 2: Unified Branch 
15min Presentation​ 
45min Capture the Flag
3:00PM - 3:10PM Break
3:10PM - 4:10PM Topic 3: ThousandEyes Assurance 
15min Presentation​ 
45min Capture the Flag
4:10PM - 4:15PM Post-event survey

Sponsors

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Brand activations

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Sands Expo & Convention Centre, Level 3

10 Bayfront Avenue Singapore 018956

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